Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall, is sponsored by Country Style in Wallaceburg:
Wallaceburg is set to receive an injection of funds from the province to fix up another busy street in town.
As part of Ontario’s Connecting Links Program, Chatham-Kent staff decided Dufferin Avenue in Wallaceburg was the project best suited for the program for this year.
This was rubber stamped and approved by Chatham-Kent council on Monday night.
C-K will now receive upwards to $3 million for the reconstruction, while any additional funding for the project will be covered by the road lifecycle budget.
The MTO Connecting Links Program, provides dedicated provincial funding for road and bridge projects on designated connecting link highways.
The Province of Ontario provided $20 million funding in 2016-2017 for the program which will increase to $25 million in 2017-2018 and to $30 million per year by 2018-2019.
Chatham-Kent staff will submit the application by Oct. 21.
The condition of roads in the Municipality is always a topic of conversation and debate across the community.
What are your thoughts?
Please vote in the poll below:
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Clinton trumps Trump
It appears the readers of the Sydenham Current would be voting Clinton if they were to be filling out a ballot in the upcoming U.S. Presidential election.
Here are the results of last week’s poll:
Who would you vote for in the U.S. Presidential Election?
Hillary Clinton 69.23% (99 votes)
Donald Trump 30.77% (44 votes)
Total Votes: 143
If you have a suggestion, story idea, column idea, or if you want to say hello… drop me an e-mail at aaron@sydenhamcurrent.ca.
Photo of the day
Wallaceburg’s Bill Wolsing at Joe Louis Arena with his grandson Jaxon, who also scored a goal in a kid’s game played before the Red Wings and Blackhawks battled in pre-season action.
Weather forecast for Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Today – Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 23. Humidex 26. UV index 5 or moderate.
Tonight – Partly cloudy. Low 13.
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